AHL Highlights: 2024 Western Conference Finals Game 1
gustof olon and kale flurry on defense Al O’Reilly set to take the draw for the Admirals and we are underway here in game one of the Western Conference Finals from mure Arena wilsby defending St with a little stutter step trying to fend off as the puck is pushed into the crease pounded at and it dries dribbles behind the goal aasia will clear it to the far hash marks and then skate it to Center comes down the wing Hughes tries to slide it from a tough angle grel blocked it short down the wing puts it up top and now Carrick for Hughes Hayden shoots he [Applause] scored a power play goal from John Hayden starts the scoring in game one 505 to go in the first it’s one nothing coach Val yeah some great Puck movement again Conor Carrick does a great job of walking the line gets the puck down to the corner and then a great pass from Hughston John Hayden who Wast no time just one timing it doesn’t give gck a chance to get himself set for it sh with a good defensive play and now a couple of giveaways lead to another chance for Milwaukee down the wing but fov who couldn’t get the puck back down low the flick it on goal from a tough Lane and thomasino thre it right to dger and dger makes the stop yeah really good save there by Chris dger reading that deflection out in the high slot firers win a battle in the corner but Foody has it back for the Admirals knock it off the linesman he’ll get it back and now Foody tries to drive into the Zone food’s in and a shot save by dger and the rebound dger gets that one two he got a stick up in the air not sure if the puck hit the side of the net or the paddle on drier’s goal stick and event the puck stays out six minutes to go in the second period little stumble by Schultz he can’t clear the Zone a wrist shot blocker saved by triger wion off the glass count us in and the face off in the near Circle Shor will win it tapped to the near boards where Carrick will skate it to the left hash marks fed it to the slot it missed Hayden comes to scha with a shot turned aside and then covered by gnik and now push and shove in front as there were sticks slapping at gr Nick Smith yeah there to cut it off he’ll skate to the red line Schaefer gets to the middle of the blue with some speed he got by a Defender feeds it left laroo with a shot he scores Zack laroo his ninth of the season the speed of Reed schaer the difference and Laro beats dger stick side at 520 his ninth of the playoffs it’s a 1-1 hockey game after Reed schaer turned on the Jets Works free from Kim kennel it’s in the skates of Marion St each now dug free by dein shore shore in over the Admirals line left Circle Shore to the front of the M they score [Applause] Shan Hayden strikes again and the Firebirds are back on top 111 to go in Period three it’s 2-1 just a great job by Devin Shore staying with the puck battling to keep the puck and and having the patience to make the play as he got by both defenseman and was able to shovel it to John Hayden back up top between the circles he’ll go to the bench for the extra skater R shot from in front good chance and a save by dger right in front of the net on fetchko huge save by Chris dger a great read by Chris dger to follow that puck across kicks on Face Off to the right of dger Firebird shorthanded for the last 5 Seconds O’Reilly wins the face off back gr throws it across a chance off this wing and tie Runs Out in game one and the Firebirds hang on to Win It 2-1 is the final Chris dger 37 saves John Hayden twice and Coachella Valley hangs on to win an exciting game one to take a one- nothing series lead
Highlights from Game 1 of the 2024 Calder Cup Western Conference Finals between the Coachella Valey Firebirds and the Milwaukee Admirals.
